Nonskid automobile creeper



June 29,1926. 1,590,944

J. HEARTTAGEN A NONSKID AUTOMOBILE CREEPER Filed August 15', 1925 l John Heqrlavgggz ATTORN EY WITNESS:

Patented June 29, 1926.

PATENToFFicE.

JOI-IN HEARTTAGEN, OF. ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOSEPH F. CUS'IARD, OF ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

NONSKID AUTOMOBILE CREEPER.

Application filed August 15, 1925.` Serial No.V 50,460.

This invention relates to non or anti-skid shoes for use in connection with motor vehicles to prevent vehicles from skidding over slick or icy surfacesV which shoe is also adaptable for use in assisting the vehicle from becoming mired in a rut or soft place, in that by using the shoes on the rear driving wheels of the vehicle, a grip or biffht upon the soft surface may be obtained to provide sufficient traction vto permit the vehicle to advance. Y

Another object of the invention is to provide a shoe as specified, which may be made of sheet metal pressed into shape and which provides suitable abutinents tofpre vent both circumferential and lateral sliding or skidding of a wheel as well as to provide a'device which can be manufactured at a relatively low cost. Y

Gtherfobjects of the invention will appear in the following detail description, and in the accompanying drawings wherein vFigure l is a top plan of the improved non-skidding shoe. f

Figure 2 is a cross section showing the device applied to a cross section of a mounted tire. Y

Figure 3 is an end elevation of the Creeper per se.

Referring more particularly tothe drawings, the'iinproved non-skid shoe comprises a substantially semi-cylindrical body 1 which is formed of sheet metal or other analogous material, and it vhas laterally eX- tending flanges 2 bent outwardly at each end thereof and it is also provided with a pair of longitudinally extending ribs 3 spaced equi-distant from the longitudinal center of the body l. The flanges 3 are formed by slitting the body l longitudinally, and bending the flanges outwardly.

The body is also cut away to provide a pair of substantially triangular shaped openings 4i, the edge portions of which are bent outwardly to provide Vdiagonally extending center of the body and towards the longiv tudinal center of thev body shown in Figure l ofthe drawings. is so desired, the body` may be provided with cutout portions V6 provided for thek purpose of decreasing its weight. A; plurality of ears 7'` are formedon the edges ofV the body and are adapted to have straps or r analogous fastening means connected thereto to permit the attachment of the noirslnd `shoe'to a motor vehicle tire.

Frein the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent that the various f l flanges 2, 3 and 5 .present abrupt ground gripping surfaces transversely longitudinally and diagonally of the direction of travel of the" vehicle wheel on which the shoe is'mounted, thereby preventing both circumferential and lateral slridding of the vehicle as well as providing multiple surfaces for biting into a rut or soft surface.

It is, of course, to be understood, that the invention may be constructed in various other manners and the parts associated in different relations, and therefore,l do notk desire to be limited in any manner,l except as set forth in the'claim hereunto appended.

vWhat I claim as clearly '3 f it A non-skid shoe for vehicle wheels conn Y said body provided with substantially tri. angular shaped cut-out `portions one on' each side of said central slot, and laterally bentl flanges along the sides of said triangularV openings extending` towards the center.

In testimony whereof AI afliX my signature. -JCHN HEARTTAGEN. 

